Sleeper's Wake
– In a secluded cove on the South African coast, a middle-aged writer grieving the deaths of his wife ..
In a secluded cove on the South African coast, a middle-aged writer grieving the deaths of his wife and daughter is drawn into an affair with an alluring teenage girl who is grappling with demons of her own, in this gripping psychological thriller adapted from the award-winning novel by Alistair Morgan. (TIFF)
01 Sep 2012
English
Barry Berk
Barry Berk
Lionel Newton, Deon Lotz, Jay Anstey, Luke Tyler
John Wraith, mid-40s, regains consciousness in hospital. His wife and daughter dead in a car accident because he fell asleep at the wheel. To find solace he retreats to a tiny remote coastal hamlet where he comes across a troubled teenage girl, Jackie, struggling to come to terms with the murder of her mother during a vicious robbery at their home. A dangerous physical attraction develops between them. Despite the threat of discovery, they consummate their relationship, with devastating consequences.
1 win & 8 nominations.